GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
(1)Use BLACK or DARK BLUE INK when filling out the Application. Pencil or different-colored ink is not acceptable.
(2) Do NOT write on the back or along the sides of any pages. Use extra paper if necessary.
Standard 8½ by 11-inch paper is preferred.
(3) PRINT OR WRITE CLEARLY.
(4) Identify ALL minor children that are LIVING IN your home. Include their dates of birth.
(5) BE SPECIFIC. Get to the point and detail WHAT happened and WHEN it happened. It is best to start with the MOST RECENT incident(s) and to provide approximate dates. If the Adverse Party threatened you, list the exact language that was used. Do not be concerned about profanity. The Court needs to know exactly what was said.
(6) Once this Application is filed, it becomes a matter of public record. If there are addresses or telephone numbers you do not want the Adverse Party to know, DO NOT put that information in the Application. Select the confidential box.
(7) Please make every effort to provide a home or work address for the Adverse Party, so that he or she can be served or given notice of this Order.
(8) If there is any part of this Application that you question or do not understand, leave the area blank until you meet with an advocate/court employee.
(9) DO NOT SIGN the Application until you are with a court employee or an advocate. You may need to provide picture identification.
(10) A Judicial Officer will review your Application to determine if a Protection Order Against Domestic Violence should be issued based upon your detailed description of events that requires court intervention.
(11) Be advised that the Court cannot provide legal advice. If you need more information about your legal rights and remedies, you are encouraged to consult with an attorney.
Application for Temporary Protective Order from Stalking or Harassment
Download, complete and bring to courthouse.
(1)Use BLACK or DARK BLUE INK when filling out the Application. Pencil or different-colored ink is not acceptable.
(2) Do NOT write on the back or along the sides of any pages. Use extra paper if necessary.
Standard 8½ by 11-inch paper is preferred.
(3) PRINT OR WRITE CLEARLY.
(4) Identify ALL minor children that are LIVING IN your home. Include their dates of birth.
(5) BE SPECIFIC. Get to the point and detail WHAT happened and WHEN it happened. It is best to start with the MOST RECENT incident(s) and to provide approximate dates. If the Adverse Party threatened you, list the exact language that was used. Do not be concerned about profanity. The Court needs to know exactly what was said.
(6) Once this Application is filed, it becomes a matter of public record. If there are addresses or telephone numbers you do not want the Adverse Party to know, DO NOT put that information in the Application. Select the confidential box.
(7) Please make every effort to provide a home or work address for the Adverse Party, so that he or she can be served or given notice of this Order.
(8) If there is any part of this Application that you question or do not understand, leave the area blank until you meet with an advocate/court employee.
(9) DO NOT SIGN the Application until you are with a court employee or an advocate. You may need to provide picture identification.
(10) A Judicial Officer will review your Application to determine if a Protection Order Against Domestic Violence should be issued based upon your detailed description of events that requires court intervention.
(11) Be advised that the Court cannot provide legal advice. If you need more information about your legal rights and remedies, you are encouraged to consult with an attorney.
Application for Temporary Protective Order from Stalking or Harassment
Download, complete and bring to courthouse.
| application_for_protection_mandatory_use.pdf |
Application for Temporary Protective Order from Domestic Violence
Download, complete and bring to courthouse.
Download, complete and bring to courthouse.
| domestic_violence_application_for_protection_mandatory_use_revised_9-22-20.pdf |
Application for Dissolving a Temporary Protection Order
Download, complete and bring to courthouse.
Download, complete and bring to courthouse.
| motion_to_modify_dissolveextendenforce_protection_order_voluntary_use.pdf |